COVID-19: How the Wheeling Community Can Help Small Businesses, Restaurants Phyllis Sigal March 18, 2020 These are uncertain times for us all. Everyone is affected, one way or another — school closings; hospital overload; social distancing; empty grocery store shelves. And of course, the effects of the coronavirus...
The Giving Tree of Centre Market Gives to Those in Need Kelly Strautmann December 9, 2019 In Shel Silverstein’s book The Giving Tree, the tree gives everything it has to the boy it loves until the only thing left is the stump. Business owners in Wheeling’s Centre Market also hope to give away all th...
Shop Small on Saturday and Carry a Big Bag Nora Edinger November 29, 2019 Sometimes you just want to shop in your jammies. Sometimes you need everything from an ice scraper to almond butter, and only a big box will do. Other times, you want to smell those coffee beans grinding, ru...
Santa Brings Magic of Christmas to the Plaza on Market Phyllis Sigal November 21, 2019 The anticipation for Santa was palpable at the first-ever Winter on the Plaza. Hundreds were waiting. Was he stuck in traffic? Maybe he could have gotten there sooner — if there were two-way streets, joked Whee...
Remember Musical Chairs? Downtown Wheeling Plays Musical Offices Phyllis Sigal September 25, 2019 It’s a game of musical offices in downtown Wheeling. West Liberty University will soon be moving its Downtown Center to the former home of the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley at 1310 Market St., and...
Mayor Elliott Delivers State of the City Address Glenn Elliott February 26, 2019 Editor's note: Here is the complete text of Mayor Glenn Elliott's State of the City Address delivered at noon, Feb. 26, at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack. Good afternoon. Welcome to the 10th annual S...
CO.STARTERS: Small Business Program Seeks Entrepreneurs Provided August 7, 2018 Wheeling Heritage and Regional Economic Development Partnership (RED) are now accepting applications for the second session of CO.STARTERS, a program for entrepreneurs and small business owners. The program equ...
Kept Promise Part of the Deal for Health Plan Steve Novotney December 3, 2015 2 By now most residents of the Upper Ohio Valley have heard the news – the first privately funded construction in the downtown district of Wheeling in 30 years was officially announced Wednesday morning by offici...
